Combined sleeve-section and cuff



(No Model.)

G. S. GRIER. COMBINED SLEEVE SECTION AND CUFF. No. 520,308.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE S. GRIER, OF MILFORD, DELAWARE.

COMBINED SLEEVE-SECTION AND CUFF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 520,308, dated May 22, 1894.

Application filed February 7, 1894- Serial No. 499,317. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. GRIER, of Milford, in the county of Kent and State of Delaware, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shirts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in shirts of that class which have detachable sleeve sections that fasten onto the sleeve proper at a point near the elbow, and it consists in a reversible cuff sleeve constructed as a closed single ply tube of symmetrical transverse dimensions, larger in the middle than it is at either end and both ends being exactly alike and provided with a longitudinal slit and a wrist band or cuff edge, which longitudinal slits permit one end to be contract ed to a smaller diameter than its middle part, so as to fit the wrist,while the slit in the other end permits that end to be expanded to a larger diameterto conform to theincreased size of the fore arm, and to give sufficient freedom and play to the elbow in bending. Both ends being exactly alike its principle of construction not only permits the sleeve section to be reversed, but reverses also its taper to adapt it to the extended use of a combined reversible sleeve and cufi in a simple andpractical way, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a side view of my combined reversible sleeve and cuff shown detached,showing by dotted lines the reversal of the taper. Fig. 2 is a view, on a smaller scale, of a shirt provided with the same, and Fig. 3 is a side view partly in section of my reversible sleeve with a reversible flap applied thereto.

The reversible sleeve and cuff consists of a middle tubular section A constructed of a single thickness of material as a closed tube of nearly uniform transverse dimensions being slightly gathered at the ends so as to make it larger at the middle than at either end. The single thickness gives it flexibility between its ends, so that it does not gape open at its point of connection with the sleeve above and permits of the free bending of the elbow. To each end of the tubular portion A is secured by stitching, in the usual way, a wrist band or cult edge I) which should be constructed of a sufiicient number of thicknesses of material to give the requisite stifiness when laundered. At each end there is a longitudinal slit 0. running down some distance into the closed tubular portion A. Although the tubular portion A is of nearly uniform transverse dimensions this slitting of both ends permits one end of the section to be contracted in diameter to asmaller size than the middle till its two button holes a register, while the other end may be expanded to a larger size to adapt it to receive the increased size of the forearm, and give easy play to the elbow in bending. On the lower extremities of the shortsleeves that are formed on the shirt are fastened buttons d d that button into button holes d d on each side of the slit in the middle portion A. These button holes (1' 02', however, are not absolutely necessary, as the buttons may be fastened directly into the separated button holes 0 c of the cuff edge.

With this invention it will be seen that I not only get a reversible cuff sleeve, but the taper itself of the sleeve is also reversed, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, to make a very practical and useful article of apparel. These reversible and and sleeve sections are of very great benefit, especially to mechanics and laboring men who are accustomed to roll up their shirt sleeves, the sleeve section being in such cases simply unbuttoned and taken off, so that when through with their work they may be resumed again without being soiled, and thus preserve a cleanly and neat appearance. The invention also saves the wear on the wrist bands of the shirt, and when the cuff is reversed the soiled edge is placed so far up under the coat sleeve as to be beyond observation, and even if the wearer is in his shirt sleeves the soiled edge is for the most part hid within the folds of the shirt sleeve above it.

To cover the joint of the detachable sleeve section with the shirt sleeve proper I stitch to the middle outside portion of the reversible cufi sleeve a continuous circular flap or skirt s as in Fig. 3 which may be folded over either end to cover its point of connection with the sleeve proper and also hide the expanded or opened slit at the upper end of the sleeve section when applied.

I make no claim to detachable tapering sleeve sections, as I am aware that these have been heretofore provided,-and I only claim the tubular sleeve section which is a permanently closed tube larger at the middle than it is at either end and of single ply thickness with reversible cuff edges of multiple ply thicktion, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A combined reversible sleeve section and cuff, consisting of a closed tubular section whose middle portion is made largest and of 7 single ply, while its symmetrical cuff ends are of multiple ply with slits running down into the middle portion, and a circular skirt or flap stitched exteriorly to the largest part of the middle portion, and adapted to fold over and conceal the edge and cover the slit of the cuff end that is not in use substantially as 30 shown and described.

GEORGE S. GRIER.

Witnesses:

' GEO. S. GRIER, J r., DAVIS R. GRIER. 

